Customer Reviews

Starry Night

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

This was a wonderfully imaginative movie. What an idea, if one of the greatest artists in history came back in modern times. An artist that was shunned and reaped no rewards for his life's works returns to find that his paintings are now worth 10's of millions of dollars (or 100's of millions). If you have the ability to enter into the third party of film; to believe the unbelievable, you'll like this movie. It's not a "solid" movie. Some of the acting leaves want for more, as does the cinematography. However, it was thoroughly enjoyable. All round, I liked it.

This movie is really fun as long as you go into it with the right attitude. The sets are cheap, there are some continuity problems, and the acting is really, really strange. It's sort of like something you'd expect from a PBS-produced soap-opera documentary. Some would call it bad--and I would agree if it was confined to one cast member--but it seems like the whole cast is in on the joke, and once you accept it, the movie is really quite interesting. Don't expect your life to be changed, or your sense of aesthetics to be redefined, but settle down to enjoy a whimsical little movie with a really unique tone.

Enjoy this whimsical story showing Van Gogh transported into modern time to get a second chance. What he discovers is that his art is highly valued and since he never sold a painting in his lifetime, he seeks to reclaim his work and in the process falls in love! Lots of fun esp. watching Sally Kirkland as a relentless detective seeking to bust this mental case who believes he is truly Van Gogh!

I rented this video for my 10 year old son who is a fan of Van Gogh. Although, I will admit it wasn't the "deepest" film I ever saw, it certainly entertained us. It highlighted some of Van Gogh more famous paintings with little "insights" into Van Gogh's intentions while painting them. This film encouraged my son to learn more about other artists in a similar manner and that is value that beats out traditional TV and video games!

I gotta give this film 5 stars, if only to even up the odds.
Can't believe the people out there slamming it with only
1 star--they are worse than the savage critics attacking
"Vincent's" LA work....this film is a fantasy anyway, who cares if he wakes up in CALIFORNIA instead of his place of burial
in Europe....it's all about art and MADNESS and the intersections
in between...I thought this was a very cute "indie" film
and much better than mainstream hollywood schlock.

It's a decent evenings entertainment..rent it.

I rented this movie on the advice of a friend.I saw the cover last time I was in the video store and thought it looked interesting. I was so taken by this movie. No car crashes, no violence, just a great uplifting movie with a sweet story and a terrific cast. Make yourself a big bowl of popcorn, sit back and enjoy what has become quite rare these days...quality storytelling!

Starry Night is a fantasy about Vincent Van Gogh returning to life today. It is delightful film, romantic and fun. In spite of a very brief nude scene (model standing in the background) I would recommended it for children over age 10. The film will leave you feeling good and it is well worth seeing.

Van Gogh wearing eyeliner, and delivering some of the worst movie lines ever in an accent that ocillates between an obscure Transylvanian dialect and slurred Irish. Good Times. Not the worst movie I've ever seen, but certainly one of the most ridiculous.

This is just a first rate,entertaining and enjoyable movie and I think just about anyone would walk away with a good , warm feeling after watching it.

This movie, as they used to say, is quite "a trip" -- innocent but ironic, simple but poignant in message, lulling and teasing -- and all told with a big wink. How much have we all changed since a century ago when Vincent van Gogh was rejected, scorned and dismissed? Not much. When he comes back today, the media (journalists and newsmen), lawyers and judges, art critics, even art educators try to dismiss him all over again, considering him a "con-man." But this is no "Harold Hill" of the MUSIC MAN who tried to con River City into buying instruments for a Boys Band. This is the real Vincent -- and like any working man, he wants to get paid... it's been a century and he comes back from death to just TRY to get his check from the greedy chiselers who hoarde his artwork. A low-budget, independent film that makes up in charm what it lacks in production sophistication, with some very funny performances.